As Week Three Begins, Egypt Protests Growing Again

People have been predicting some sort of an agreement that will bring the uprising to an end for several days now, but as the anti-government protests in Egypt enter their third week, they seem to be growing again.

This seems to be fueling considerable anger amongst the protesters, as there was a lot of optimism when the “negotiations” began and now opposition leaders are saying that the government’s negotiators are simply ignoring all of the protesters’ demands. President Obama promised two days ago that Egypt would “never be the same,” but for the people on the streets, it sure does feel eerily similar.

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It should be obvious by now that negotiations with tyrants are a waste of time. If my memory serves me correctly, the people power revolution some years ago in the Philippines successfully brought the Marcos Regime down because along with visible protesting, people stopped paying utility bills, took down power lines, shut down government run media, and of course marched on the Malakanyan (the Presidential Palace) amongst other actions (like serious threats to start killing American Service men stationed there) aimed at forcing the government to stop functioning.

The only super power does not want democracy in the third world specially in the Arab Muslim world. Their love of dictators amazes me. It seems that they have not learnt a lesson yet. Last three weeks of protests in Egypt showed the whole world how to tackle dictators and bring change peacefully. Their resolve, patience, and courage shows that they are ready for democracy. Only the ruling janta is not ready yet because democracy will put an end to their corruption. There is a saying" you can,t teach an old dog new tricks". So you have to kick them out of power.

1- Is about Muslim Brotherhoods, Islam and in general religious involvements in a society where its policies are based on the principals in democracy. Let say that Egypt is free from all kind of dictatorial manipulators and that a just democratic system is making sure that all mans are equal under the new constitutions.., what would be the Muslims Brotherhood social and “political” reaction, we all know that Muslim Brotherhood have condemned the violence and would like to bring about a just system to Egypt, we know that; however, question is under what social terms and political conditions.

2-Hence, the matter is the fact in the name or the logo, Islamic or Muslim or other religious name or logos which needs to be answered. For one, when it comes to a state being dominated by a religious then the matter becomes a fact in divisions between a open ended philosophy – democracy and where the religious is a framed form of a dictatorial system where the system only recognize the religious terms- laws that in the end needs to be practiced by all.., like Iran or for that matter Turkey or even Israel.., look we know that Jews and Christians also have a place of worshiping in Iran but their religious practicing, their traditions are kept in places where other – religious – cultures are not invited and can not participate…, which in reality is a division made possible by religion and where a “Islamic Republic” speaks what the regime is stands for.

3- In another word and although it is understandable the amount of heat rate by Muslims Brotherhood against Hosni Mubarak and his thugs, yet the people uprising and their demands are nothing less then what Muslim Brotherhood demands. Yet, wouldn’t be better for the Muslim Brotherhood to participate in people democracy and now or later respect the people uprising and work for democratizations and a social justice for all based on cultural unity…, I am just wondering how would the Islamic Republic of Iran or for that matter Muslim Brotherhood would translate the word “Justice” when it comes to the Islamic Laws which is a close ended ideology.., or if you will a framed religious philosophy.., and not open to any other understanding then religious laws.